Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses
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- Q1Which type of clause provides non-essential information in a sentence?Nonrestrictive clauseSubordinate clauseIndependent clauseRestrictive clause30s
- Q2Which type of clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence and cannot be removed without changing the intended message?Dependent clauseRestrictive clauseRelative clauseNonrestrictive clause30s
- Q3What do restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses both modify in a sentence?AdjectiveAdverbVerbNoun30s
- Q4Which type of clause can be removed from a sentence without changing the core meaning?Nonrestrictive clauseRestrictive clauseDependent clauseAdverbial clause30s
- Q5Which type of clause is not necessary for the sentence to be grammatically correct?Nonrestrictive clauseRestrictive clauseSubordinate clauseIndependent clause30s
- Q6Which nonrestrictive clause is correctly punctuated?My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.The dog who is black is sleeping in the corner.She bought a new car that is blue, last week.John, that is my friend, is coming over later.30s
- Q7Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause?The president, who was elected last year, gave a speech on national television.The teacher who is young teaches math at the school.She always wears a red sweater in the winter.I saw the movie that you recommended last night.30s
- Q8Which sentence correctly uses a nonrestrictive clause?Tom's new car, which is silver, is parked in the driveway.The cat who is gray sleeps on the couch.I need the book that is on the shelf.She goes to the gym every morning, where she lifts weights.30s
- Q9Which sentence includes a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive clause?Peter who is my neighbor is a talented musician.My best friend, who lives in Paris, is visiting next week.The book that I borrowed from the library is due tomorrow.She bought a new phone that has a large screen.30s
- Q10Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive clause?She went to the store where she bought some groceries.The boy who is wearing a red hat is my cousin.The car that I drive to work is blue.My aunt, who lives in Canada, is visiting us next month.30s
- Q11Which sentence correctly incorporates a nonrestrictive clause?She prefers the coffee that is from Colombia.My sister who is a nurse works at the hospital.The CEO, who had just returned from a business trip, announced the new company policies.He bought a new laptop with a touchscreen last week.30s
- Q12In a sentence, what is the purpose of a restrictive clause?To introduce a new topic unrelated to the main clauseTo offer additional details about the noun it modifiesTo provide essential information about the noun it modifiesTo create a non-essential interruption in the sentence30s
- Q13Which punctuation mark is typically used to introduce a restrictive clause?No punctuation mark is used to introduce a restrictive clauseCommaSemicolonExclamation mark30s
- Q14What happens to the meaning of a sentence if a restrictive clause is removed?The meaning of the sentence is significantly altered or unclearThe sentence becomes more detailedThe sentence becomes grammatically incorrectThe sentence becomes shorter30s
- Q15Which of the following sentences contains a restrictive clause?The book that is on the table is mineShe bought a new car, which is redI want to visit Paris, the city of loveYesterday, I read a book by the fireplace30s